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| Original Title: | Camino Island |
| ISBN: | 0385543026 (ISBN13: 9780385543026) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Camino Island #1 |
| Setting: | Camino Island, Florida(United States) Provence(France) |
John Grisham
Hardcover | Pages: 290 pages Rating: 3.73 | 79164 Users | 7638 Reviews
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A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars.Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen books and manuscripts.
Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer’s block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious woman working for an even more mysterious company. A generous offer of money convinces Mercer to go undercover and infiltrate Bruce Cable’s circle of literary friends, ideally getting close enough to him to learn his secrets.
But eventually Mercer learns far too much, and there’s trouble in paradise as only John Grisham can deliver it.
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| Title | : | Camino Island (Camino Island #1) |
| Author | : | John Grisham |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 290 pages |
| Published | : | June 6th 2017 by Doubleday |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Crime. Audiobook. Mystery Thriller. Suspense |
Rating Of Books Camino Island (Camino Island #1)
Ratings: 3.73 From 79164 Users | 7638 ReviewsDiscuss Of Books Camino Island (Camino Island #1)
I enjoyed this more than some other recent John Grisham novels I have read. Many parts of it were 3 stars and many parts were 4 stars. I will compromise at 3.5 stars (but round up to 4 on the official scale since I have been so harsh on Grisham lately!)The main appeal of this book is that books are central to the theme. Hardcore readers which most of you probably are will appreciate the discussion of bookstore business/politics, book values, first edition collecting, and book heists. All ofIn one of my book groups just now many of us have been feeling a bit in a book reading rut or slump lately, me included. I've had trouble focusing on books, but audiobooks usually keep me going. At all times I am reading an audiobook, a regular book, and an ebook. I know I said audiobooks have kept me in the groove, but John Grisham and Camino Island went above and beyond here. (And the other two books I'm reading right now appear to be above par for me as well, so hopefully, slump over -- ?!?!
Read the full review at Elgee WritesA five member gang pulls a heist at the Princetons Firestone library and takes off with the F. Scott Fitzgeralds original manuscripts. The FBI successfully nabs two of the five men and the others rush into hiding with their loot.When they hear the manuscripts are about to turn up at the Camino Island, an (imaginary) island near Florida (I looked up) they send in Mercer Mann as an undercover agent to spy on their prime suspect Bruce Cable. Mercer is a currently
I'm a great Grisham fan, and I can say without a doubt that this is not one of his best works. The truth is, the book goes from very fast and very gripping to very slow and very girly far too quickly. It's like reading two different books intertwined, and I couldn't care less about the second one. I seriously doubt John Grisham wrote the whole thing. Some of the portions where the girl's POV is adopted are just too intimately "girly" in style to have been written by him. I'm not saying "girly"
What a fun summer read!I haven't read a John Grisham book since the 90s, but I picked up Camino Island after seeing a positive review. I was intrigued because the story is a departure from Grisham's usual legal thrillers. The plot is that priceless manuscripts by F. Scott Fitzgerald were stolen from a Princeton library, and the hunt is on to catch the thieves and save the papers.The novel starts off with a thrill as we watch the gang of thieves go about the heist. (As a librarian and also as
Book starts off great with a robbery of the Fitzgerald original manuscripts from Princeton, a very good action sequence. Then to me the story slowed down for a short while when it was setting up the rest of the book. But then it got very comfortable with a cozy pace in an environment of a group of authors in small seaside community and their local bookstore with the colorful owners who love authors.I so enjoyed their meetings, their suppers, and their conversation, I couldn't wait to get back
I don't read alto of John Grisham, legal thrillers are not really my thing. But, this is more of a crime novel. It makes me realize, I may be missing out, Mr. Grisham is a great writer. I've seen the movies, but his books have eluded me. I loved everything about this story! It provided a look into a world I enjoy visiting, but know little about. This is a tale about book stores, books, and trafficking of stolen tomes and manuscripts. It's gripping, engaging, and quite entertaining. Grab a
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